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The most since 2005; INRIX predicts record delays on Wednesday More than 55 million travelers are making plans to kick off the holiday season with a trip of 50 miles or more away from home this Thanksgiving. This will be the second-highest Thanksgiving travel volume on record, the most since 2005. Overall, an additional 1.6 million more people will travel compared with last year, a 2.9% increase. The vast majority of holiday travelers will drive to their destinations and, INRIX, a global transportation analytics company, expects Wednesday afternoon to be the worst travel period nationally, with trips taking as much…

KINGMAN – A free seminar, sponsored by Kingman Force on Force will be held Sunday, November 24, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Kingman Force on Force, 3001 Stockton Hill Rd., Suite 1. This seminar will prepare children to avoid and deal with being bullied, and if necessary, how to defend themselves while asking for help. Parents (or at least one guardian must attend the class). The anti-bully self-defense classes are based on the real-life experience of self-defense and firearms instructor Gianluca Zanna, who grew up in Italy in the national boarding school “Convitto Nazionale”. He joined the elite…

KINGMAN – The public is invited to the Kingman Mohave Lions Club meeting Thursday November 21, at noon, whereat a representative from the Mohave County Tobacco Use Prevention Program (McTUPP) will be speaking about the Great American Smoke Out which is recognized each year on the third Thursday in November. This meeting is at Calico’s Restaurant, 418 West Beale St., Kingman, AZ 86401. There is no admission charge to attend the meeting. Calico’s offers lunch to attendees, the cost of which will vary dependent on what is ordered. For questions contact Danette Myers at 928-753-4505, email lions@kingmanlions.org or contact Mari…

KINGMAN – The Board of Supervisors is hosting a groundbreaking ceremony for the start of the renovation and expansion of the Mohave County Library – Kingman at 3269 North Burbank Street. Dignitaries will make brief remarks during the event scheduled to begin at 11:00 a.m. next Monday, November 25. Local contractor T.R. Orr is handling the $4.3-million project with completion scheduled in late 2020. The groundbreaking is open to the public.

LAKE HAVASU CITY – The Arizona Department of Transportation advises motorists with travel plans on State Route 95 in Lake Havasu City his month to plan ahead and expect delays of up to 15 minutes for pavement-treatment work. Work is scheduled to occur now through Friday, Nov. 22, and from Sunday, Nov. 24, through Wednesday, Nov. 27. North- and southbound lane closures are scheduled to occur from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m., from McCulloch Boulevard South (milepost 177) to McCulloch Boulevard North (milepost 182). The restrictions are necessary so crews can place a sealant over the existing asphalt, which helps…

LAKE HAVASU CITY – For years, scientific research has redefined long-held ideas about vortex energy centers and demystified them for visitors. In 2015, through a partnership with the Lake Havasu City Convention & Visitors Bureau, nine vortex energy sites were identified in and around Lake Havasu City. On Nov. 22-24, in a project designed to further identify vortex sites (also known as vortices) within Lake Havasu City, Pete A. Sanders, Jr., a scientist trained at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a leading expert on Sedona’s famous vortex meditation sites, will visit the city to identify additional sites and conduct…